gillespiej03

What would you guys recommend to finish it with. I was gonna use nitro, but I don't have anywhere to spray. I was thinking maybe tung oil or tru-oil.

It turned out nice, yeah. On those 2 spots you can stick something after all finish is done...

What do you mean?

Well people, it is finished, or should I say refinished. I went with a dark mahogany gel stain instead of the walnut.

here is the link to it about 5 mins after it was stained

http://s692.photobucket.com/albums/vv285/g...nt=DSCN0053.jpg

The 2 spots, 1 is at the pickup switch and the other is on the bottom horn were finish flaws that were on the guitar when i got it. They were pretty deep so I tried to clean them up as much as I could, but I left them how they are because I didn't want to dig any deeper into the wood. They are not gorgeous, but I can live with them. Thanks everyone for the help. I think I have found a new hobby. I know it's not a professional job, but it is my first time doing anything more than changing strings.

I think it is a 3 piece, but to be honest I cant really tell. I see the lines on the photo but I cant see them when actually looks at the guitar. lol I dont know if that is something I should be worried about. One thing I noticed though is that under the paint there are some spots that have been nicked and filled with what looks like wood glue. Would these spots stain ok?

here is a link to the guitar after it has been sanded down.

http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv285/g...03/DSCN0050.jpg

Well I finally decided to go for it and started sanding. The first day I took the paint off to the primer with 40 grit paper. I know that sounds extreme but a woodworker told me it would work best to rip through the poly and get the paint to start coming off. When I got to the primer i stepped down to 100 grit and took that to bare wood. There are still traces of paint and primer in some of it but I was thinking that when i hit it with 120 grit it should take it off. The grain on it looks great. I guess i just got lucky on that part. I have some pictures but I am not sure how to attach them.

Would Naphtha get the filler out of the pores?

Ok so do I need to sand all the finish and primer off, then add stain, then apply sanding sealer, then the nitro finish?

I know it is mahogany. The finish is called flat walnut. If I sand it down and it is mis-matched then I plan on painting it black again with a nitro finish. My main concerns are whether or not to use sanding sealer and the best way remove the factory finish.

I have an Ibanez S520EX. It is gloss black. I would like to strip the paint and stain it to a walnut color. Ibanez made a model of this guitar with a walnut finish. Here are some links to pics

black finish

http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBAS520EX

Walnut finish

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr174/t...body_stage1.jpg

What all would I need to to to get this finish?